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Wolf is frustrated by the size of the problem. "Even if ships loaded with grain were to leave today," he says, "many would not make it in time to avert disaster."

Timothy R. Callahan is a freelance writer living in Reston, Virginia.

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Recent stories include:

Famine looms, warns relief agency—Catholic Information Service for Africa (Nairobi)

Ethiopia's Dying Children—The New York Times (May 13, 2003)

When Will People Pay Attention?—Truth News (May 12, 2003)

Ethiopia's worst famine in 20 years—The Guardian, London (April 18, 2003)

Previous related Christianity Today stories on Ethiopia include:

International Community Has No Excuses in Ethiopia, Says Aid Official | Starvation not widespread, but growing rapidly (May 2, 2000)

Meeting Noah's Other Children | For years our congregation had done short-term missions projects. Then the Afar of Africa expanded our vision. (August 9, 2000)

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